Roots

My roots run deep
Deeper than the sea
Deeper than the earth's core

Chains sink into rotten flesh
Past the torn muscle
Past the shattered bones

I try to fly without wings
Above the blinding city
Above the troubled clouds

Jealous anger becomes me
I rip the roots from my body
I rip the tethers from my heart

At last
At last

I reach out
I reach out

My hands try to grasp

But my roots have regrown and

My roots run deep